Australian TDL Interoperability Summit The ADF TDL Certification Process

Nick Willemsen

JC2 T&E MTN Test Manager (Contractor to Defence)

nick.willemsen1@defence.gov.au

•  Accountabilities and responsibilities

•  TDL Certification Products and Services

•  Rationale for TDL Certification

•  Intent of TDL Certification

•  TDL Certification Process

•  Summary

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Scope of Presentation

Accountabilities and Responsibilities

•  Joint Capabilities Group is the Capability Manager for the Joint Data Network (JDN) which includes Tactical Data Links.

•  JCG chairs the JDN Capability Management Board (CMB) provides guidance and direction to platform CMs to enable their platforms to be certified to connect to ADF and allied JDNs.

•  The Australian Defence Force Tactical Data Link Authority supports

JCG in the coordination, conduct, assistance, and assurance of ADF TDL interoperability.

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ADFTA TDL Certification Products and Services

•  ADFTA supports JCG in coordinating, conducting, assisting, and facilitating the ADF TDL certification process, through;

–  Provision of specialist advice on TDL Test and Evaluation, including input to IPTs, Working Groups and Reviews

–  Undertaking Conformance To Standards Testing (CTS), Through Air Testing (TAT) or Preview Test and Evaluation (PT&E)

–  Identifying Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) requirements and conducting OQE Assessments

–  Development of Standards Compliance Assessment Reports (SCARs)

–  Development and presentation of Operational Briefs –  Drafting the Interim Authority to Operate (IATO) for the JICO

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Rationale for ADF TDL Certification

•  TDL’s Standards are detailed, complex and can be interpreted differently (MIL-STD-6016F is 11,410 pages)

•  TDL’s advisory but are essential to mission effectiveness.

•  There have been occasions where TDL implementation and integration has been poor and has impacted cost and schedule.

•  Platform Interoperability issues have been identified late in the development lifecycle which has resulted sub optimal capability.

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Intent of ADF TDL Certification

•  The ADF TDL Certification is a risk based assessment that provides assurance that the platform/product will not have an adverse impact on the Joint Data Network.

•  Required where there is a change to the software or hardware that effects the performance of the platforms TDL implementation

•  ADF TDL Certification currently culminates in an Interim Authority To Operate (IATO) to join the JDN.

•  The process also assesses interoperability assurance for platforms operating on the JDN

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TDL Certification Process

Liaison (planning and coordination) OQE

evaluation OQE

analysis & reporting

Briefing & authority

TRAPupdates

No

Yes

CustomerLiaison ADFTATaskrequestrecieved

ADFTATaskingRequestDiscussion

DevelopSCAR CMB/JICObriefing

OQEevaluation

Conducttest

Conductatestactivity

Yes

IATOissued MTNMonitoringOperationalbrief

Scopetestactivity

SPO/POagreefundingfortest

YesNo

ADFTAscopingapproval

ADFTATaskingOnly–noTIOrequired

(CoAonly)

TIECASTaskingPhase1 TIECASTaskingPhase2

TaskApproval-Gate2

TaskApproval–Gate1

•  Certification includes detailing TDL technical compliance, including any Restrictions or Notes. •  RESTRICTIONS – when a degraded system or function causes

major degradation in Situational Awareness or network wide problems

•  NOTE – issues operators need to be aware of with the performance of a system

•  Provides the authority to join the Joint Data Network for a software baseline

•  Can be used by the Capability Manager to demonstrate that the TDL aspects of a platform are ready to transition to OT&E

•  Assists end users in understanding the Platforms TDL Capability and Limitations.

•  IATOs are available on the DSN •  An operational brief can be provided on IATO outcomes

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Interim Authority To Operate (IATO)

•  Formalises the outcomes of testing or OQE Assessment including all Trouble reports created during the test and any pre-existing trouble reports that remain open

•  Is based on the Trouble Reports (TRs) raised within the JC2 T&E Trouble Report Analysis Program (TRAP)

•  Outlines potential RESTRICTIONS and NOTES that are suggested for inclusion in the IATO

•  The details in the SCAR are used as the basis for the development of the IATO

Trouble Report Administration Program (TRAP) •  Is a database that tracks all Trouble Reports (TRs) for each platform

•  This data is used for interoperability analysis

•  The data will be used to update the Capabilities and Limitations database

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TRAPupdates

DevelopSCAR

Conducttest

Standards Compliance Assessment Report (SCAR)

•  A Conformance To Standards (CTS) test gathers additional OQE to make a technical assessment of a platforms level of compliance to the applicable Data Link Standard

•  Message level testing performed at a Land Based Test Site (LBTS) or a Through Air Test (TAT) with a platform

•  Currently support the following protocols; Link-11, Link-16, JREAP, and Data Forwarding.

•  Provides assurance to Capability Managers

•  Risk assessment activity, not based on a ‘pass and fail’, provides characterization of the platform’s TDL compliance

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Conformance To Standards (CTS) testing

•  Evaluation of objective evidence created from test activities

•  Used to determine if a test is required and to scope the content and extent of a test

•  Sufficient OQE is critical to the minimize the time taken to be issued an IATO

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TRAPupdates

No

Yes

DevelopSCAROQEevaluation

Conducttest

Conductatestactivity

Yes

Scopetestactivity

SPO/POagreefundingfortest

YesNo

TIECASTaskingPhase1

TaskApproval-Gate2•  Examples of OQE are:

–  PRS, PIDD, FPS, OCD –  Change Descriptions/Log from previous

IATO/SR Build –  DT&E, AT&E TDL related OEM Test

procedure, Results, Reports and Certification Letter for SR

–  Closure evidence of previous issues –  JICO/US(JITC) release documents

Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) assessment

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•  The form allows projects and SPOs to formally task JC2 T&E

•  Provides a mechanism for JC2 T&E to priortise tasking with JCG

•  The form is reviewed and acknowledged and assigned to the applicable team

•  The ADFTA Tasking Request form is found on the ADFTA home page

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Task Request Form

Summary

•  The ADF TDL Certification process provides:

–  The Delivery Agent with an assessment of the platforms compliance to the MIL-STD

–  The CM with confidence that the platform is ready to proceed to OT&E

–  Provides Operators with confidence that the platform is ready to join the Joint Data Network

•  Early engagement with ADFTA is essential

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Questions?

adfta.support@defence.gov.au

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